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May 21, 2018 · Eleven Questions with Karl Kruger. May 21, 2018 All Blog Posts. We asked Karl Kruger of R2AK Team Heart of Gold to share a glimpse into his life of adventure. In 2017’s Race to Alaska, Karl became the first and only person to have paddled unsupported from Port Townsend to Alaska on a stand up paddleboard. What compels you to make the choice ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Adventurer Karl Kruger set out from Tuktoyaktuk, Canada, on July 24 to conquer the Northwest Passage with an estimated 150 pounds of food and gear strapped to his paddleboard. WA adventurer's historic traverse of Northwest Passage on standup paddleboard suspended after 15 days on the water. The fifty-year-old Orcas Island man set out in late ...
Dan Rubinstein. In June 2017, after a couple of days of paddling up the Strait of Georgia from Victoria, British Columbia, in the annual Race to Alaska, Karl Kruger pulled into Campbell River on his custom 17-foot, 4-inch standup paddleboard for a short resupply and rest stop. He ate a burger and bought a few rolls of athletic tape for his ...
Jun 28, 2017 · Highs and lows, he had them like a barometer. One of the more adrenaline-charged experiences for Karl Kruger on his two-week, 750-mile stand-up paddleboard journey from Washington to Alaska, which ...
Jul 2, 2017 · R2AK: A Q&A With Paddleboarder Karl Kruger. Imagine paddling 750 miles. Now imagine paddling standing up, with no support team and in the cold waters of the Gulf of Alaska from Port Townsend, WA, to Ketchikan, AK, in two weeks. Enter Karl Kruger, the first first person to complete the R2AK (Race to Alaska) on a stand-up paddle board (SUP).
The Paddler Versus The Passage. Karl Kruger wants to be the first person to stand-up paddle-board the Northwest Passage. Last July, he turned back before hitting the water. This summer, he’ll be ready. Before ships carrying hundreds of passengers started cruising the Northwest Passage, before southerners came up periodically to row or jet ski ...
Jul 11, 2017 · 11 Jul 2017. SUP Race. Tagged: Karl Kruger, R2AK. The Race to Alaska is North America’s longest human and wind powered race. Last year, Karl Kruger, a 45-year-old American living in the San Juan Islands, Washington State, took part but was obliged to withdraw when his board broke. This year, Karl would became the first paddler to finish the race.
